N

N-acetyl procainamide

Naevus, excision of

• excision of, in oral & maxillofacial region 45801-45809

Nail bed, exploration and repair of deformity

• bed, reconstruction of laceration 46486
• digital, of finger or thumb, removal of 46513,46516
• digital, of toe, removal of 47904,47906
• ingrowing, of finger or thumb, resection 46528,46531
• ingrowing, of toe, excision/resection 47915,47916,47918
• ingrown, of toe, operation under GA, paediatric 44136
• plate injury/deformity, radical excision 46534
• plate or rod, removal of 47930

NAPC

Narcotherapy

Nasal adhesions, division of

• bones, fracture, treatment of 47735,47738,47741
• cavity and/or post nasal space, examination of 41653
• cavity, packing for arrest of haemorrhage 41677
• haemorrhage, arrest of 41656,41677
• haemorrhage, cryotherapy in the treatment of 41680
• polyp or polypi, removal of 41662,41665,41668
• septum button, insertion of 41907
• septum, reconstruction of 41672
• septum, septoplasty or submucous resection 41671
• space, post, direct examination of 41761
• turbinates, cryotherapy 41695

Nasal bones, treatment of fracture/s

Nasal cavity and/or post nasal space, examination of

Nasal cavity, packing for arrest of haemorrhage

Nasal haemorrhage, arrest of

Nasal haemorrhage, cryotherapy to

Nasal septum, reconstruction

Nasal septum, septoplasty

Nasal, space, post, direct examination of

Nasendoscopy

Naso-lacrimal tube, replacement of

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, transpalatal removal

Nasopharynx, fibreoptic examination of

Neck, deep-seated haemangioma, excision of

• excision of infected by-pass graft 34157
• scar, revision of (restriction applies) 45506,45512

Necrosectomy, pancreatic

Necrotic material, debridement of

Needle biopsy, aspiration

• biopsy of prostate 37218
• biopsy of vertebra 30093

Needling of cataract

• needling of encysted bleb 42744

Neisseria gonorrhoeae - microbial antibody testing GON

Neisseria gonorrhoeae by NAA techniques and chlamydia by any method CHGO

Neisseria menigitidis - antigens NMG

Neisseria menigitidis - microbial antigen testing NMG

Neisseria menigitidis antibody testing MEN

Neonatal alimentary obstruction, laparotomy for

• surgery 43801-43822

Neoplasia, intraepithelial, laser therapy

Neoplastic lesions, cutaneous, treatment of

Nephography

Nephrectomy

• radical, for nephroblastoma, paediatric 43984

Nephro-ureterectomy, complete, with bladder repair

• for tumour 36532
• for tumour, complicated 36533

Nephroblastoma, operations for

Nephrolithotomy

Nephroscopy

Nephrostomy

• drainage tube, exchange of, imaging guided 36649
• percutaneous, using interventional imaging 36624

Nerve Block

• separate examination in preparation for 17603

Nerve block, regional or field

• conduction studies 11012,11015,11018
• cranial, intracranial decompression 39112
• cutaneous, nerve graft to 39318
• cutaneous, repair of 39300,39303
• exploration of 39330
• facio-hypoglossal or facio-accessory, anastomosis of 39503
• graft to nerve trunk 39315
• intracranial, for trigeminal neuralgia 39106
• local infiltration around, with alcohol etc *
• peripheral, removal of tumour from 39324,39327
• sacral, stimulation for faecal incontinence 32213-32218
• section, retrolabyrinthine, vestibular/cochlear 41596
• section, translabyrinthine, vestibular 41593
• stimulation for pain 39130-39139
• transposition of 39321
• trigeminal, primary branch, injection with alcohol etc 39100
• trunk, internal (interfasicular), neurolysis of 39312
• trunk, microsurgical repair 39306,39309
• trunk, nerve graft to 39315
• vestibular, section of, via posterior fossa 39500

Nerve, clock, regional or field

Nerve, peripheral

Nerve, peripheral, neurectomy/neurotomy/tumour

Nerve, transposition of

Nerve, trigeminal, cryosurgery of

Nerve, trunk

• graft to 52821
• neurolysis of 52803
• repair of 52815

Netilmicin

Neural tube defects and Down's syndrome NTDD

Neurectomy, foot, for plantar digital neuritis

• intracranial, for trigeminal neuralgia 39106
• peripheral nerve 39324,39327
• transantral vidian, with antrostomy 41713

Neurectomy, peripheral nerve

Neuroblastoma, operations for

Neuroendocrine tumour, retroperitoneal, removal of

Neuroendoscopy

Neurolysis by open operation

Neurolysis, by open operation

• of nerve trunk 39312

Neurolysis, of nerve trunk

Neuroma, acoustic, removal of

Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis

Neurostimulator receiver, spinal, subcutaneous placement

Neurotomy, of peripheral nerves

• percutaneous, for facet joint denervation 39118
• percutaneous, of spinal nerves 39115

Neurovascular island flap, for pulp innervation

• island flap, with vascular pedicle 45563

Neutrophil functions NFT

Newcastle disease - microbial antibody testing NCD

NH3

Nickel NI

Nipple discharge - cytology on specimens from SMCY

Nipple, accessory, excision of

• inverted, surgical eversion of 31563
• reconstruction of 45545,45546

Nitrazepam NITR

Noble type intestinal plication with enterolysis

Node, lymph, biopsy of

• scalene, biopsy 30096

Nodes, lymph, pelvic, excision of

Nodule, treatment, electrosurgical destruction/cryosurgery

Non-gravid uterus, suction curettage of

Nordothiepin NDIP

Norfluoxetine NFLE

Nortriptyline NORT

Nose - cytology on specimens from SMCY

Nose - microscopy & culture of material from MCSW

Nose, X-ray of

Nose, cauterisation or packing, for haemorrhage

• composite graft to 45656
• cryotherapy to, for haemorrhage 41680
• dermoid of, congenital, excision of 41729
• foreign body in, removal of, other than simple 41659
• fracture, treatment of 47735,47738,47741
• full thickness repair of laceration (restriction) 30052
• operations, other 41659-41695
• plastic operations 45632-45653

Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Indium

• labelled octreotide study 61369
• Meckel's diverticulum study 61368
• red blood cell spleen/liver SPECT 61356
• salivary study 61372

Nuclear Medicine Imaging

• brain study 61405
• cerebro spinal fluid study 61413
• endocrine, adrenal study 61485
• endocrine, parathyroid study 61480
• endocrine, thyroid study 61473
• gastrointestinal, bowel haemorrhage study 61364
• gastrointestinal, colonic transit study 61384
• gastrointestinal, gastric emptying 61381
• gastrointestinal, gastro-oesophageal reflux study 61373
• gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary study 61360
• gastrointestinal, oesophageal clearance study 61376
• genitourinary, cystoureterogram 61397
• genitourinary, renal cortical study 61387
• genitourinary, renal study 61389
• genitourinary, renal study including renogram or plana 61386
• genitourinary, testicular study 61401
• liver and spleen study 61353
• localised study, gallium 61453
• localised study, technetium 61454
• localised study, thallium 61461
• localised study,thallium 61458
• lymphoscintigraphy 61469
• Meckel's diverticulum study
• myocardial infarct-avid imaging 61310
• myocardial perfusion central nervous 61307
• pulmonary, lung perfusion & ventilation 61348
• pulmonary, lung perfusion study 61328
• pulmonary, lung ventilation study 61340
• repeat planar or SPECT 61462
• skeletal, bone marrow study 61441
• skeletal, bone study 61425
• skeletal, bone/joint localised 61446
• tear duct study 61495
• vascular, dynamic flow/volume study 61417
• vascular, particle perfusion or Le Veen 61499
• vascular, venography 61465
• whole body study, gallium 61442
• whole body study, iodine 61426
• whole body study, technetium 61433
• whole body study, thallium 61438

Nuclear antigens - detection of antibodies to ANA

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, cardiac blood flow, shunt/output study

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, gated cardiac study - 1st pass/cardiac

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, gated cardiac study - intervention

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, gated cardiac study- planar or spect